Art Careers! Talks with Working Professionals.Art Careers! Talks with Working Professionals. Worcester, MA: Davis Publications, Inc. (800-533-2847), 2001. Each tape approximately 30 min. $39.95 each; complete video library of 6 tapes, $199.95. VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. format. This well-produced series of video-tapes should enthuse en·thuse v. en·thused, en·thus·ing, en·thus·es Usage Problem v.tr. To cause to become enthusiastic. v.intr. students, and reassure re·as·sure tr.v. re·as·sured, re·as·sur·ing, re·as·sures 1. To restore confidence to. 2. To assure again. 3. To reinsure. parents that numerous rewarding (financially as well as personally) career opportunities exist in the visual arts visual arts npl → artes fpl plásticas visual arts npl → arts mpl plastiques visual arts npl → . Each tape presents representatives from three different art careers. Over a lively musical soundtrack, the artists describe the parameters of their professions--how they prepared for their specific art careers, what they do, and how they do it. They share photos from childhood and adolescence as the video images move between the earnest speaker, videos of them at work, and related still photographs. From archaeologist to children's book illustrator, the 18 artists represent an excellent cross-section of profession, ethnicity ethnicity Vox populi Racial status–ie, African American, Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic , and gender. This entire series would be a valuable asset for secondary school art departments, and for career counselling centers in schools and related agencies. |
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